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spezisthedevil 93 points ago +94 / -1

When I saw Lion Ted talking about this a few weeks ago, he specifically mentioned movies like Top Gun which filmed on military bases, and featured military equipment like fighter jets. The US government doesn't give Hollywood monetary assistance, but it allows them access to equipment and location for filming, and cutting off that relationship is what I think Senator Cruz means by no "longer assisting them".

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Erikabodereka 43 points ago +43 / -0

I hope you're right. Next thing you know they'll be taking WIC at the movie theater.

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spezisthedevil 24 points ago +24 / -0

Yep, except it will probably be WIC for streaming movies from home since the Globohomos wants us on 24/7 lockdown.

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GideonBayle 6 points ago +6 / -0

thats what boggles my mind. a large swath of america already doesnt go to the movies that much anymore because of the propaganda and bullshit. That swath votes red. Now, their primary customer base is the useful idiots. But after the panic and fear Hollywood has helped create over this, none of them will want to go to the movies and even if they did they have to stay 6 feet apart, which will cut the amount of people able to be sat in each theater by probably 2/3 at least. Without some sort of subsidy or private funding, Hollywood goes tits up. The only studios left around are those that bow to the new and coming tech giants. Netflix and Hulu and their ilk.

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spezisthedevil 13 points ago +13 / -0

Yup. Fuck appeasing asshoe.

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daveMac 3 points ago +3 / -0

dam right

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ChuckedBeef 21 points ago +21 / -0

Real interesting that China (TENCENT) was allowed to be involved in producing and filming a movie like Top Gun Maverick, wherein they had access to all kinds of military flying machines and how they behaved when flying under pressure.

Personally I don't like the Chinese government being involved in anything that gives them even a whiff of access to American military technology (even if some of it is decades old) or personnel.

Also the movie production removed the Japanese and Taiwan flags from Maverick's jacket to appease China.

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RocketSurgeon22 4 points ago +4 / -0

Pretty sure Silicon Valley H1B1 visas from China steal a shit load of data. Or the companies hand it over to them directly.

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Meddlesom 1 point ago +1 / -0

Fun Fact: Tencent suppressed and censored information about the Wuhan Flu to prevent the world from finding out about it.

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TrumpOrTreason 4 points ago +4 / -0

TOP GUN should be the movie theaters open up with!

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daveMac 3 points ago +3 / -0

yes

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Dialectic 16 points ago +16 / -0

That was my first thought. Why the hell are they getting Assistance at all...

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KeyboardWarrior 13 points ago +13 / -0

Came here to say this

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ChuckedBeef 9 points ago +9 / -0

Yes but it's OUR government, not China. Now instead of getting American propaganda into movies our kids are getting Chinese communist propaganda into movies.

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Prometheus76 1 point ago +1 / -0

CIA and CCP often have the same agenda.

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Gandizzle 3 points ago +3 / -0

What is grand strategy rts? Like civilization meets Starcraft?

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Mr_Beanths 4 points ago +4 / -0

Looks like I’m not watching that shit ever.

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lifeisahologram 1 point ago +2 / -1

This move by Cruz is pointless though. Because all it will do is ensure all Hollywood movies released in China and the US are developed to be China friendly from the ground up, and there won't be any more China specific edits.

We just need to stop funding Hollywood altogether.

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DickTick 12 points ago +13 / -1

Does Lion-Ted Cruz work much like Viagra where in you need to call a doctor if he causes an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours?

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SAW2TH 9 points ago +9 / -0

How about we simply cut all federal assistance to Hollywood.

Period.

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ChuckedBeef 3 points ago +3 / -0

Adam Schiff would cry, it would be so nice.

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minotaurbeach 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yes, this is a multi-billion dollar industry that creates millionaires- they need no funding.

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VoterIDMatters 7 points ago +7 / -0

WHY THE FUCK DO ANY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS GET FEDERAL MONEY?!?!

WHAT THE FUCK HAS HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY?!?!

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christianknight 7 points ago +7 / -0

Its for government propaganda.

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Prometheus76 1 point ago +1 / -0

CIA has been deeply enmeshed with Hollywood since the CIA was started.

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aconcernedtroll 6 points ago +6 / -0

We know Hollywood is propaganda. But by golly, it's our propaganda!

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we_won_the_war_jack 5 points ago +5 / -0

Why would Hollywood be getting federal assistance anyway?

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BiscuitsBrown 7 points ago +7 / -0

intelligence agencies and the military use Hollywood to push messages they want in the public mind

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flashersenpai 4 points ago +4 / -0

I'll give credit to Cruz. He knows how to draft bills on popular issues. Shame that most (all?) of them go absolutely nowhere.

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RatsCatsBats 4 points ago +4 / -0

Long time coming.

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VetforTrump 4 points ago +4 / -0

Wait, why do they get any money at all? Wtf. Billions in movie ticket sales AND WE give them money. This has to stop fucking yesterday

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minotaurbeach 4 points ago +4 / -0

Don't feel guilty watching pirated movies, and buy merchandise directly from creators and independent artists. Lets' bring freedom of Art and Artistic trades back to Artists.

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SimplePede 3 points ago +3 / -0

Remember in the first Independence Day how crucial and important China was? No neither do I.

Now watch Independence Day Resurgence and watch for that HUGE Chinese flag in the background. On American soil. And all the other pro-Chinese stuff. All the American flags are tiny and hard to spot most of the time but the Chinese one takes five or six people to handle

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V_exodus 1 point ago +1 / -0

Disgusting

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AmericanBoner 3 points ago +3 / -0

Youre tellin me we have been financing our own brainwashing and subsidizing ol' Harvey jerking off into plants? That is peak California. No funding period.

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Xal1 3 points ago +3 / -0

I guess he’s lion Ted atm instead of lying Ted

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daisytrench 2 points ago +2 / -0

Wait, did you say 'federal assistance to hollywood studios?' WTF are they getting money for? It's tricking astounding how many people and companies are slurping from the government trough.

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Prometheus76 1 point ago +1 / -0

CIA propaganda

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Conservativechick 2 points ago +2 / -0

Wait - Hollywood studios get federal assistance? WTH?

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PianoPede 2 points ago +2 / -0

End all federal assistant to those Hollywood deep state MK ultra brainwashed morons

Tell em they’re no-longer CIA assets and can fuck right off

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Medtex1 2 points ago +2 / -0

WHY THE FUCK IS HOLLYWOOD GETTING ANY GOD DAMN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AT ALL?

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Deaditewater 2 points ago +2 / -0

No kidding. It's not culturally enriching for the most part, and even then IDGAF

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magacheeseball 2 points ago +2 / -0

Why the fuck is a single taxpayer dollar going to movie studios at all? I swear, the more we follow the money, the more we find it’s the government behind corrupting these institutions: movie studios, the news, higher education, hospitals, and on and on...

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RandomBoomer 2 points ago +2 / -0

How is this not already a thing?

It boggles the mind.

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ImFinallyNotAnAlt 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ummmmmm why are we funding them at all?

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Gramma53 2 points ago +2 / -0

Why are they getting any citizens’ money except voluntarily?

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Homopratensis1 2 points ago +2 / -0

How about just cut all federal assistance to Hollywood. Thanks Ted.

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Torrible 2 points ago +2 / -0

Bye bye pedophiles at Disney. If this goes through that dick sucking of China will stop real quick.

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Marshall 2 points ago +2 / -0

Why is there federal assistance for ANY Hollywood movie?

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Choppermagic 2 points ago +2 / -0

All big tech, Hollywood, Media companies that pander to China should face the same consequences if they don't pander to their home country. If they are afraid of losing out on the Chinese market, imagine losing out on the American market!

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BitcoinTrump 2 points ago +2 / -0

DO IT

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Farmerbob1 2 points ago +2 / -0

How and/or why are we supporting Hollywood studios at all?

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DontTreadOnThee 2 points ago +2 / -0

Gotta love the forced Chinese characters in tv. It’s always a black, White(Jew) and Chinese friend.

Just to let you know Chinese don’t date, hangout, eat anywhere but in their communist cultures.

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CJBarnacle 3 points ago +3 / -0

It's happening in video games too. Just wait until you the see The Last of Us 2.

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polish_snausage 2 points ago +2 / -0

Cut federal assistance to them because it's a waste of our tax dollars! WTF

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splink 2 points ago +2 / -0

I really appreciate the way Cruz highlights ridiculous things going on that we weren't really aware of, well done.

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misterLahey 2 points ago +2 / -0

Federal Assistance to Hollywood Studios

Why is this even a thing, and how?

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bubadmt 2 points ago +2 / -0

That sounds good to me? I see no issues. These fags wanna keep kissing China's ass, no thanks.

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Rugar22 2 points ago +2 / -0

Why the hell are we even helping them? They have plenty of money!

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The_RedWolf 2 points ago +2 / -0

Hollywood doesn’t deserve any federal assistance. Maybe some small independent filmmakers (the kind who are just starting out) but any major studio can go fuck themselves

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salvecitizen 2 points ago +2 / -0

I lost the trail at "federal assistance to Hollywood".

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SemperFree 2 points ago +2 / -0

How about cut all Federal assistance period

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Berzerker_king 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ted Cruz is showing balls now. It is the Donald Trump effect ! Trump is so awesome that his awesomeness rubs off on other people.

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anachrotech 1 point ago +1 / -0

Why the fuck are they getting any federal assistance?

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BaconIsNotHaram 1 point ago +1 / -0

China should make their own Hollywood if they want to force movies into their own image

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creed 1 point ago +1 / -0

MAJOR CLARIFICATION: Im pretty sure "assistance" in this context does not mean money. It means letting them film on military bases, aircraft carriers etc...

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nachosamplerREBORN 1 point ago +1 / -0

Cruz is getting far better with age.